Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 51.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 65.1% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
$5.00
SYP65,010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
$1.05
SYP13,652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
$0.54
SYP7,086
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
$0.63
SYP8,217
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
$1.67
SYP21,752
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
$4.05
SYP52,594
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
$1.97
SYP25,571
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
$3.01
SYP39,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.46
SYP5,918
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.96
SYP12,544
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.46
SYP5,963
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
$0.39
SYP5,065
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
$0.27
SYP3,476
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
$0.28
SYP3,593
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
$15.92
SYP207,051
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
$17.00
SYP221,034
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
$11.00
SYP143,022
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
$66.75
SYP867,884
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
$282.23
SYP3,669,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
$145.72
SYP1,894,661
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
$53.53
SYP695,989
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$48.33
SYP628,430
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
$1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
$1.25
SYP16,252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
$1.27
SYP16,578
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
$13.30
SYP172,927
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
$3.00
SYP39,006
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
$22.00
SYP286,044
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
$23.50
SYP305,547
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
$47.50
SYP617,595
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
$56.25
SYP731,362
|
|
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